Zelensky: Hegseth’s approval for Patriot missiles has been pending for nearly a month

The President said this on Facebook following a meeting on weapons supplies from Ukraine’s partners and efforts to restore the energy system after Russian strikes, Ukrinform reports. “The Minister of Defense of Ukraine, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs reported on the supply of air defense interceptors to Ukraine, first and foremost Patriot missiles. We are working on several tracks – with the United States, Europe, and other partners that have stocks of PAC-2 and PAC-3 missiles. In particular, we have been waiting for nearly a month for Mr. Hegseth to sign off on missiles for Patriots and NASAMS. I instructed our team to raise this with the American side once again.